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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
3
A judge attempts escape at dawn after eluding captors by wrapping a feather-tick quilt as a improvised garment. He reaches Boggs' road, spots Fentress and men nearby, then a shot rings out twice as he crosses a fence, amid tense pursuit and uncertain fate.
A PA chronicle urges drastic measures against the English sparrow described as a major nuisance and pest. It recommends nest destruction after eggs form, sealing nesting shelves with wire, and poisoning with strychnine wheat placed where poultry cannot reach. Cautions to spare song sparrows and other beneficial birds. Also notes Rose Scale detection in roses and raspberries, advising lime sulfur spray and removal of dead canes. Mentions quincy remedies and local suppliers.
A 1912 report from the United States Geological Survey casts doubt on a claimed billion tons of iron ore in Fulton County. Investigators found only several million tons of lower grade red ore and minor brown ore, with pockets worked near Hanover and Lowries Knob. The terrain and faults explain the overstatements, while a small reserve remains in area veins.
Racing calendar arranged for Western Pennsylvania lists Brad ford July 15 to 19 rne July 22 to 26 Corry July 29 to August 2 Greensburg July 29 to August 2 Pittsburg August 5 to 10 Belleven non August 6 to 9 Kittanning August 13 to 16 Titusville August 19 to 28 Butler August 20 to 24 Conn eaut August 26 to 30 Apollo August 27 to 30 Indiana September 3 to 6 Washington September 5 to 7 Panxsutawney September 10 to 13 Brookville September 17 to 20 Clarion September 24 to 27 Dayton October 1 to 4 Dubois September 10 to 13.
Fashion notes a cream white wide diagonals skirt with wide front and back panels and slim side panels priced at $5.00. Additional white serge skirts range from $4.50 to $13.50, with several midrange options at $7.59 and $13.50.
In Indiana County an Orphans Court in Indiana Pennsylvania on April 8 1912 ordered a partition and inquest for the estate of Jacob Fry deceased who left eight children and a widow. The land tract near Shelocta and Laurel Hill area totals 113 acres of surface and 14 acres of coal with a two story dwelling. The heirs include Tattle Parks Matthew I Fry John J Ivy Minnie B Meyer Catherine M Visher George Ty fry and Bennie Fry. The court appoints six jurors to value and divide the property among the heirs per Commonwealth law or appraise if partition harms the whole. The matter resumes at Indiana Orphans Court on the first of June term.
Letters of administration granted for the estate of George C. Dickie deceased in Indiana borough. Claimants must present duly authenticated claims for settlement and debtors should make prompt payment to the under signed. Dickin
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